Monday, 16 July 2018
The Secretary of State was asked—
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of fees his Department charges for registering children as British citizens.
What recent assessment he has made of the performance of UK Visas and Immigration against its target times for responses to members of the public.
What recent steps he is taking to tackle knife crime.
What steps he is taking to ensure that the immigration system facilitates the hiring of sufficient skilled migrant workers for the UK’s needs.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes to fire services’ staffing levels on the capacity of those services to deliver firefighter training.
Whether he plans to change the fees for immigration and nationality applications; and if he will make a statement.
What his policy is on the treatment of children whose parents are under immigration detention.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the number of police officers on the level of serious crime.
What the timetable is for the publication of his Department’s response to its air weapons review of October 2017.
What steps he is taking to tackle the fraudulent use and sale of British passports.
What his Department’s target is for the length of time between a person’s immigration application being refused and their being deported from the UK.
What steps he is taking to provide compensation to Windrush migrants.
What steps the Government are taking to confiscate money from criminals; and how he plans further to strengthen the asset recovery regime.
What steps his Department is taking to improve religious literacy among UK Visas and Immigration staff.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the NATO summit in Brussels last week. Transatlantic unity has been fundamental to the protection and projection of our interests...
In October last year, my Department published a White Paper, “Preparing for our Future UK Trade Policy”, in which we set out the Government’s commitment to transparency and...
Application for emergency debate ( Standing Order No. 24)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Whitworth Park School in my constituency is going through a period of considerable turmoil. The interim head, David Stone, and one of his deputies, Amy...
Consideration of Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee New Clause 1
“(1) It shall be a negotiating objective of Her Majesty’s Government in negotiations on the matters specified in subsection (2) to maintain the United Kingdom’s participation in...
“(1) It shall be one of the negotiating objectives of Her Majesty’s Government in negotiations on the matters specified in subsection (2) to create an agreement which allows the...
“(1) No regulations to which this section applies may be made except in accordance with the steps set out in this section. (2) This section applies to— (a) the first regulations to be...
(1) No regulations to which this section applies may be made unless a draft has been given consent by the Scottish Parliament. (2) This section applies to regulations under— (a) section...
‘(1) Subject to subsection (2), it shall be unlawful for HMRC to account for any duty of customs or VAT or excise duty collected by HMRC to the Government of a country or territory outside...
‘(1) It shall be unlawful for Her Majesty’s Government to enter into arrangements under which Northern Ireland forms part of a separate customs territory to Great Britain. (2) For the...
Amendment made: 74, page 6, line 1, at end insert— “( ) the interests of producers in the United Kingdom of the goods concerned,” —(George...
Amendment proposed: 33, page 17, line 2, leave out “Data Protection Act 1998” and insert “data protection legislation”.—(Kirsty Blackman.) Question put, That the...
Amendment made: 72, page 18, line 34, at end insert— ‘(4A) In the case of a customs union between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Her Majesty may not make a declaration by...
Amendments made: 75, page 19, line 15, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “any regulations to which this subsection applies”. Amendments 75 and 76 provide...
Amendment made: 77, page 27, line 12, at end insert— “( ) the interests of producers in the United Kingdom of the goods concerned,”.—(Mel Stride.) This...
Amendments made: 78, page 29, line 45, at end insert— “( ) No regulations may be made under this section on or after 1 April 2023.” This amendment provides...
Amendment made: 80, page 32, line 47, at end insert— “( ) No regulations may be made under this section on or after 1 April 2023.”—(Mel Stride.) This...
Amendments made: 81, page 33, line 12, after “section” insert “, or regulations under section 47,”. This amendment provides that regulations under...
Amendment made: 82, page 34, line 41, at end insert— “( ) No regulations may be made under this section on or after 1 April 2022.”—(Mel Stride.) This...
Amendments made: 103, page 66, line 26, leave out from “that” to end of line 30 and insert “it is not in the public interest to accept it. ‘(2A) In...
Amendments made: 113, page 81, line 32, after “plan” insert “or the TRA waives the requirement for the application to be accompanied by such a plan”....
Amendment proposed: 73, page 135, leave out paragraph 14.—(Craig Mackinlay.) Question put, That the amendment be made. The House divided: Ayes 303, Noes 300.
Amendment made: 83, page 165, line 36, at end insert— “Finance Act 2008 9 In Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 (penalties: failure to notify and certain VAT and excise wrongdoing),...
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, the Motion in the name of Andrea Leadsom relating to Business of the House (Today) may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour; and Standing...
I beg to move, That, at this day’s sitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put the...
With the permission of the House, motions 3 to 6 will be taken together. The debate may therefore range over all four motions. Moreover, I inform the House that I have selected amendment (a), in...
Ordered, That the Order of the House of 6 November 2017 (Liaison Committee: Membership) be amended, in the second paragraph, by inserting, in the appropriate place, “European Statutory...
Ordered, That the Order of the House of 19 March 2013 (Positions for which additional salaries are payable for the purposes of section 4A(2) of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009) be amended,...
Ordered, That where, under Paragraph 3(3)(b) or 17(3)(b) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, any document is to be laid before this House, the delivery of a copy of the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement) (Armenia) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 4 June, be...
That the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 6 June, be approved.—(Mims Davies.) Question agreed to.
Motion made, That this House welcomes the events organised to celebrate women's suffrage and to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918; recognises that the Women MPs of...
I rise to present a petition on behalf of residents in the Lewes constituency. The petition states: The petition of residents of Lewes, Declare that the "Home Education - Call for Evidence and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mims Davies.)
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